Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:45PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Northern Clarke County in northwestern Virginia... The City of Winchester in northwestern Virginia... Southwestern Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... South central Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Southeastern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 245 PM EDT.
* At 159 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Star Tannery, or 10 miles west of Winchester, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
* Locations impacted include... Winchester, Millwood Pike, Berryville, Inwood, Middleway, High View, Cedar Grove, Gaylord, Clear Brook, Ridgeway, Bunker Hill, Stephenson, Cedar Hill, Albin, Gore, Stringtown, Brucetown, Greenwood, High View Manor and Gainesboro.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARKE, VA ... FREDERICK, VA ... CITY OF WINCHESTER, VA ... BERKELEY, WV ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... JEFFERSON, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Jefferson County HSEM
28 Industrial Blvd
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-728-3290
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning